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SHOE SANITIZING DEVICE Filed Jan. 25, 1962 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 UnitedStates Patent 3,184,277 SHGE SANITIZENG DEVICE Eric S. Stevens,Muskegon, Mich, assignor to Brunswick Corporation Filed Jan. 25, 1962,Ser. No. 168,606 20 Claims. ('Cl, 312276) This invention relates to ashoe sanitizing device, and more particularly to an operating linkageparticularly suited for use in a shoe sanitizing device.

A primary object of this invention is to provide a new and improved shoesanitizing device.

An important object is the provision of a new and improved mechanicallinkage.

A more specific object is provision of a new and improved operatinglinkage for a shoe sanitizing device having a shoe holding rack receivedin a body portion of the device and a closure for the body, the linkageinterconnecting the closure and rack and operable to move the rackbetween a lowered sanitizing position when the closure is closed and araised position for inserting or removing shoes when the closure isopen, with provision for locking the rack in raised position when theclosure is open and for releasing the rack for movement to loweredposition when the closure is moved from open toward closed position. Arelated object is provision of means for releasably retaining theclosure in its open or closed positions. Another related object isprovision of very simple means for counterbalancing the closure, rackand linkage for easy operation.

Other objects, and advantages will become readily apparent from thefollowing detailed description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, in which:

FIGURE 1 is a front elevational view of a preferred embodiment of theinvention in the form of a shoe sanitizing device, in closed position;

FIGURE 2 is an enlarged vertical section taken generally along the line2-2 of FIGURE 1;

FIGURE 3 is a vertical section similar to FIGURE 2, but illustrating thesanitizing device in open position;

FIGURE 4 is a fragmentary vertical section taken generally along theline 44 of FIGURE 2;

FIGURE 5 is an enlarged, fragmentary section taken generally along theline 55 of FIGURE 3; and

FIGURE 6 is a fragmentary vertical section taken generally along theline 66 of FIGURE 1.

While an illustrative embodiment of the invention is shown in thedrawing and will be described in detail herein, the invention issusceptible of embodiment in many different forms, and it should beunderstood that the present disclosure is to be considered as anexemplifica tion of the principles of the invention and is not intendedto limit the invention to the embodiment illustrated. The scope of theinvention will be pointed out in the appended claims.

The invention is, in brief, directed to a shoe sanitizing device andmore particularly to an operating linkage in a shoe sanitizing device.The illustrated embodiment of a shoe sanitizing device includes a bodyand a closure for an open top portion of the body. A shoe holding rackis received in the body and is connected with mounting means in the formof an operating linkage which is operatively connected with the body andclosure so that as the closure is opened the rack is moved into the openupper portion of the body and as the closure is closed, the rack islowered into the body. This operating linkage is effective to releasablyretain the closure in either open or closed position, and to hold therack locked in its upper position when the closure is open and torelease the rack for movement to its lower position only when theclosure is moved from its open position toward its closed position.

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A very simple counterbalancing arrangement is provided, and thesanitizing mechanism is automatically set in op eration and timed uponclosing of the closure.

A preferred embodiment of a shoe sanitizing device is shown in FIGURE 1and includes a cabinet having a first member in the form of a hollowbody 10 and a second member in the form of a closure 11 received betweeninwardly extending cowlings 12 and 13 on opposite sidewalls of the bodyand closing an open top and front half of body 10. Closure 11 is movablyconnected to the top of a rear wall 14 of the body in any suitablemanner for movement of the closure between a first open position asshown in FIGURE 3, and a second closed position as shown in FIGURES 1, 2and 4. Herein this is a pivotal connection illustrated in the form of ahinge 15 connecting the top end of body back wall 14 and the rear edgeof closure 11.

A third member in the form of a rack for holding shoes 21 may best beseen in FIGURES 2-4. This rack extends longitudinally within the cabinetbetween the sidewalls of the body and is mounted therein for movementbetween a first raised, servicing position as shown in FIG- URE 3, and asecond lowered, sanitizing position as shown in FIGURES 2 and 4. Thisrack has longitudinally extending frame members including an upper framemember 22a, lower front frame member 22b, and a lower rear frame member220 behind member 22b as viewed in FIG- URE 4. Two rows of shoe holders23 are provided, one on the front of the rack and the other on the rear.Each shoe holder 23 includes an inverted U-shaped member 24 and adiagonal brace 25 which is formed integrally in a generally V-shapedconfiguration with an opposed brace of the other series. The vertexes ofthese V-shaped members embrace upper frame member 22a. Inverted V-shaped braces 9.6 at either end of the rack connect the front and rearlower frame members 2211 and 220, and also embrace upper frame member 21to provide a rigid lightweight shoe rack.

A suitable germicidal lamp as at 30, of a conventional type, forproviding ozone and ultraviolet rays, has opposite ends mounted insuitable sockets 31 at either sidewall of body It This lamp is connectedin circuit with a suitable fan 32 mounted in the upper portion of thebody at one of the sidewalls for circulating air across shoes 21 andtube when the sanitizing device is closed and in operation. Suitablemeans are provided for placing tube 39 and fan 32 in operation for alimited period of time upon closing of closure 11. As may best be seenin FIG- URE 6, these means here take the form of a switch 33 mounted onbody 10 and having a telescoped plunger 34 which is engaged anddepressed by closing of closure 11 to close a circuit with a timer 35having a control knob 36 for regulating the length of time the circuitto tube 30 and fan 32 is closed. Switch 33 is also connected in circuitwith an indicating light 37 which is illuminated when tube 39 is inoperation. Should closure 11 be opened prior to the timer breaking thecircuit through tube 30, switch 33 is automatically opened by plunger 34moving outwardly, to break the circuit. The front face of closure 11 maybe provided with a decorative plate 38.

Shoe rack 20 is mounted within body 19 by mounting means in the form oflinkage mechanisms 40 at either side of body 10. These linkages aresubstantially identical and operate in unison, and only one linkage willbe described.

With reference to FIGURE 2, linkage 40 includes a first link 41 movablyconnected, as by a pivot pin 42 at one end, to a bracket 43 secured to afront wall 44 of body 10. At an opposite end portion first link 41 ismovably connected to a second link 45, by a pivot pin 45a here definedby an end of frame member 220, thus pivotally connecting rack 20, firstlink 41 and second link 45 at a common point. In the closed positionsecond inner side of closure 11, thus movably connecting the second linkwith the closure for pivotal and slidable move ment with respect to theclosure. A third link 49 is connected to body bracket 43, as by a pivotpin49a. and at an opposite end thirdlink 49 is connected with rack 20,and more particularly, third link 49 pivotally receives an adjacent endof rack upper framemem-ber 22a. third link 49 is generally parallel tofirst bestbe seen in FIGURE 2.

When closure 11 is opened, first link41 and second link 45 move rack 20from its lower position, as shown in FIGURE 2, to its upper position, asshown in FIGURE 3, with third link 49 cooperating to position rack 20 ata suitable angle for adding or removing shoes 21 from shoe holders 23,that is, pivoted slightly clockwise about axis 45a from the position onFIGURE 2. Thus, means is provided for moving rack 20 between its lowersanitizing position and its upper servicing position responsive tomovement of closure 11 between its closed and open positions,respectively. a

Holding means is provided for releasably retaining closure 11 in eitherits open or closed position. Herein these means are in the form of anovercenter type mechanism including a holding lever 50, as may best beseen in FIGURE 3. Holding lever 50'is connected at one end to'body by apin 51 received in an elongated slot 52 in a structural-member 53 ofbody 10, and near front wall 44, thus mounting this lever for slidingand pivoting link 41, as may movement on body 10. At an opposite end,holding lever 50 is movably connected to closure bracket 48 by a pivotpin 54. These holding means further include resilient.

means urging pin 51 and the associated end of holding link 50 in onedirection in slot 52, and more particularly in a direction toward therear wall 14 of body 10.

, These resilient means are in the form of a spiral tension spring 56having opposite ends connected, one'to member 53' near body rear wall14, and the other to holding link pin 51. With reference to FIGURE 2, itwill be seen that pivot pin 54 is over center in a downward directionwith respect to hinge pivot 15, and more particularly with respect to aline between this'pivot and pivot pin 51. In FIGURE 3, pin 54 isillustrated overcenter in a direction above hinge pivot 15, andmoreparticulanly above a line between this pivot and pivot pin 51;

When closure 11 is in the closed position, as shown in FIGURE 2, spring'56 exerts a slight force tending to hold closure 11 in a closedposition. When closure 11 is moved to open position, as by a handle 57,pin 54 of holding link 5t] moves upwardly overcenter and closure 11 iseffectively and releasably held in open position, as shown in FIGURE 3.f v

Means is provided for releasably locking rack in its upper position whenclosure 11 is in its open position, and for releasing rack 20 formovement'to its lowered position as closure 11 is initially moved fromits open position toward its closed position. Herein these means takethe form of a hook 60 at the extreme end of first link 41 adjacent pivot45a, and a cooperating lock pin 61 on a fourth link 62 which in theillustrated embodiment, is a link assembly on and directly behind secondlink 45. \Fourth link 62 has a main part which is pivotally connected toclosure bracket 48 by the pivot pin 47 which also slidably and pivotallyconnects second link 45 to closure bracket 48. A stabilizing pin 63extends through a slot 64 in second link 45 and a slot 62a in fourthlink 62 to effectively limit movement between second link 45 and linkassembly 62, in lengthwise direction of these links. Pin 63 alsopivotally connects the main part of link assembly 62 with a lock part62b anseavv which carries lock pin 61. Lock pin 61Vextends through Inthe closed position of the sanitizing device,

an elongated slot 65 in a lower portion of second link 45 adjacent pivot45a. Lock part 62b is urged upwardly with respect to the main part oflink 62 by resilient means, illustrated in the form of a spiral tensionspring 66 having opposite ends secured, one to a pin 67 firmly attachedto second link 45 and an opposite end secured to lock pin 61. a

When closure 11is moved into its open position, second link 45 .pivotsfirst link 41 upwardly toward the position shown in FIGURE 3, and a camsurface 68 on the end of hook 60 engages an upper portion of lock pin61, cam-rningit with lock part 6212 downwardly to permit lock pin 61 toenter hook 6i and then move upwardly to be seated in the hook. Thus,when closure 11 is fully opened, rack 29 is locked in its upper positionbecause of the locking'engagement of lock pin 61 and hook 60.

other back toward the position of FIGURE 2.

Means associated with each l-inkage are provided for counter-balancingclosure 11, rack 20, and linkages 40, to provide easy operation. Hereineach means is in the [form of a spiral tension spring 70 having one endconnected to body'lt), and more, particularly to structural member 53 ofthe body, and an opposite end connected to link 41 at a pointintermediate pins 42 and a.

'Thus, it is merely necessary to load shoes 21 on holders 23 of rack 20,and to close closure 11 which actuates o lin ka-ge 40 .to lower rack 20to sanitizing position and depresses switch-plunger 34 to actuate timer35 and turn on sanitizing lamp 30, fan32, and indicator light 37. Shouldclosure 11 be open before timer 35 turns ofi lamp 30 and fan 32, theswitch will be opened to break the.

circuit tot-he fan and lamp. As. closure 11 is opened, rack 20 is movedby linkage 40 to its upper servicing position, and is releasaabiy heldin' this position by latch means including hook 60 and lock pin 61 untilclosure 11 is moved toward closed position.

I claim:

1. An apparatus of the type described comprising: a cabinet including abody and a closure; a shoe holding rack in said cabinet; means mountingsaid closure on said body for movement between open and closed positionsand said nack for concurrent movement between ,a raised servicingposition and a lowered sanitizing position, respectively; latching meansreleasably retaining said rackin raised servicing position when saidclosure is open and releasing said rack for movement to loweredsanitizing position as said closure moves from open towards closedpositiom holding means for releasably retaining said closure in selectedposition; and means to counterbalance said rack and mounting means.

'2. An appanatus of the type described, comprising: a cabinetincluding-a body and a closure; ashoe holding rack in said cabinet;means mounting said closure on said body for movement between open andclosed positions and said rack for concurrent movement between a raisedservicing position and a lowered sanitizing position, respectively,"themounting means including a first link having an. end movably connectedto said body and an opposite second end, a; second link having an endmovably connected to said second end and having an opposite second endmovably connected to said closure, at least one of said links. beingconnected to said rack, whereby said rack is moved between its loweredand raised position as said closure is moved between its closed andopened positions, respectively; latching means releasably retaining saidrack in raised servicing position when said closure is open andreleasing said rack for movement to lowered sanitizing position as saidclosure moves from open towards closed position, said latching meansincluding cooperating latch portions on said first and second links, thelatching portion of one of said links including a hook having a camportion at its free end and the latching portion of the other linkincluding an abutment positioned to engage said cam portion and movesaid hook and abutment into latching engagement as said closure movesinto open position; and holding means for releasably retaining saidclosure in selected position and including mechanisms movable overcenter as said closure moves between open and closed positions.

3. In .a shoe sanitizing device, the combination of: a cabinet includinga body and a closure; a shoe holding rack in said cabinet; and meansmounting said closure on said body for movement between open and closedpositions and said rack for concurrent movement between a raisedservicing position and a lower sanitizing position, respectively, themounting means including a firs-t link having an end movably connectedto said body and an opposite second end, a second link having an endmovably connected to said second end and having an opposite second endmovably connected to said closure, at least one of said links beingconnected to said nack, whereby said rack is moved between its loweredand raised position as said closure is moved between its closed andopened positions, respectively; and spring biased holding meansoperatively associated with said closure for holding said closure in itsopen position when opened and in its closed position when closed.

4. In a shoe sanitizing apparatus, the combination of: a cabinetincluding a body and a closure; :a shoe holding rack in said cabinet;and means mounting said closure on said body for movement between openand closed positions and said rack for concurrent translational andpivotal movement between a raised servicing position and a loweredsanitizing posit-ion, respectively, the mounting means including apivotal connection between said closure and said body, a first linkhaving an end pivotally connected to said body and an opposite secondend, a second link having an end pivotally connect-ed to said second endand having an opposite second end pivotally connected to said closure,said first and second links being pivotally connected at their commonpivotal connection to said rack for free pivotal movement of the rack, athird link forming an angle with said first link and having an endpivotally connected to said body and an opposite second end pivotallyconnected to said rack at a point spaced from the first said pivotalconnection of said rack, whereby said rack is constrained to tnanslateand pivot between its lowered and raised position as said closure ismoved between its closed and opened positions, respectively.

5. An apparatus of .the type described, comprising: a cabinet includinga body and a closure; a shoe holding rack in said cabinet; meansmounting said closure on said body for movement between open and closedpositions and said rackvfor concurrent movement between a raisedservicing position and a lowered sanitizing position, respectively, themounting means including a pivotal connection between said closure andsaid body, a first link having an end pivotally connected to said bodyand an opposite second end, a second link having an end pivotallyconnected to said second end and having an opposite second end pivotallyconnected to said closure, said first and second links being pivotallyconnected at their common pivotal connection to said rack for freepivotal movement of the rack, a third link having an end pivotallyconnected to said body about a point spaced a fixed distance from thepivotal connection of the first link and the body and an opposite secondend pivotally connected to said rack at a point spaced frorn the firstsaid pivotal connection of said rack and at .a distance other than saidfixed distance, whereby said rack is tilted while being moved betweenits lowered and raised posi tion as said closure is moved between itsclosed and opened positions, respectively.

6. A linkage for use with a cabinet, including a cabinet body member, aclosure member pivotally connected with said cabinet body member, and arack member, for 0peratively connecting said members, comprising: afirst link having a first end pivotally connected with said cabinet bodymember and having an opposite second end, a second link having a firstend pivotally connected at the opposite second end of said first linkand having an opposite second end slidably connected with said closuremember, at least one of said links being pivotally connected at theircommon pivotal connection with said rack member for pivotal movement ofsaid rack member, and a third link having a first end pivotallyconnected with said cabinet body member and an opposite second endpivotally connected with said rack member at a point spaced from thefirst said pivotal connection of said rack member, the pivotalconnections between the body member, first link, rack, and third linkforming a quadrilateral having a pair of opposite sides of unequallength whereby pivotal movement of said first link is accompanied bytranslation and rotation of said rack.

7. An apparatus of the type described, comprising, a cabinet, a closurepivoted on the cabinet for movement between open and closed positions,means acting between the cabinet and the closure for yieldablymaintaining the closure in open and closed positions, anarticle-supporting rack in the cabinet, and linkage connected betweenthe cabinet and the closure supporting the rack for movement between aretracted position when the closure is closed and an accessible positionwhen the closure is open.

8. An apparatus of the type described, comprising, a cabinet, a closurepivoted on the cabinet for movement between open and closed positions,means acting between the cabinet and the closure for yieldablymaintaining the closure in open and closed positions, anarticle-supporting rack in the cabinet, linkage connected between thecabinet and the closure supporting the rack for movement between aretracted position when the closure is closed and an accessible positionwhen the closure is open, and means connected between the cabinet andthe linkage for at least partly counterbalancing the weight of thelinkage, the rack and any articles supported thereon.

9. An apparatus of the type described, comprising, a cabinet, a closurepivoted on the cabinet for movement between open and closed positions,means acting between the cabinet and the closure for yieldablymaintaining the closure in open position, an article-supporting rack inthe cabinet, linkage connected between the cabinet and the closuresupporting the rack for movement between a retractcd position when theclosure is closed and an accessible position when the closure is open,and latch means included in said linkage latchable on movement of theclosure to open position to positively hold the rack in accessibleposition against movement therefrom as a result of force applieddirectly to the rack.

10. An apparatus of the type described, comprising, a cabinet, a closurepivoted on the cabinet for movement between open and closed positions,means acting between the cabinet and the closure for yieldablymaintaining the closure in open position, an article-supporting rack inthe cabinet, linkage connected between the cabinet and the closuresupporting the rack for movement between a retracted position when theclosure is closed and an accessible position when the closure is open,and latch means included in said linkage latchable upon movement of saidclosure to open position for releasably retaining the rack in accessibleposition and releasable on movement of the closure toward closedposition.

11. In a shoe sanitizing device, the combination of: a

cabinet including a body and a closure; a shoe holding rack in saidcabinet; means mounting saidclosure on said body for movement betweenopen and closed positions and said rack for concurrent movement betweena raised servicing position and a lowered sanitizing position,respectively, whereby said rack is moved between its lowered and raisedposition as said closure is moved'between its closed and openedpositions, respectively; and latching means releasably retaining saidrack in raised servicing position when said closure is open andreleasable in response tomovement of said closure as said closure moves7 from open towards closed poistion.

12. In a shoe sanitizing device, the combination of: a

leasably retaining said rack in raised servicing position when saidclosure is open and releasing said rack from movement to loweredsanitizingposition as said closure moves from open towards closedposition; and holding means attached to said closure and said'body forreleas: ably retaining said closure in selected position. i

13. The combinationof claim 12 and means to counterbalance said rack andmounting means.

14. In a shoe sanitizing device, the combination of: the cabinetincluding a body and a closure; a shoe holding rack in said cabinet;means mounting said closure on said body for movement between open andclosed positions and said rack for concurrentmovement between a raisedservicing position and a lowered'sanitizing position, respectively,whereby said rack is moved between its lowered and raised poistion assaid closure is moved 'between its closed and opened positions,respectively;

and holding means for releasably retaining said closure in selectedposition. i i 1 i 15. In a shoe sanitizing device, the combination of: acabinet including a body and a closure; a shoe holding rack in saidcabinet; means mounting said closure on said body for movement betweenopen and closed positions and said rack for. concurrent movement betweena raised servicing position and a lowered sanitizing position,respectively,the mounting means including a first link havhaving an endpivotally connected to said body and an opposite second end, a secondlink having an end pivotally connected to said second end and having anopposite second end pivotally connected to said closure, said first andsecond links being pivotally connected at their common pivotal"connection to .said rack for free pivotal movement of the rack,a thirdlink generally parallel to said first link and having an: end pivotallyconnected to said body and an opposite second end pivotally connected tosaid rack at a point spaced from the first said pivotal connection ofsaid rack, whereby said rack is moved between its lowered and raisedposition as said closure is moved between its closed and openedpositions, respectively; and latching means'releasably retaining saidrack in raised servicing position when said closure is open andreleasing said rack for movement to lowered sanitizing position as saidclosure moves from open toward closed position,'said latching meansincluding a fourth link having a body part with an end pivotallyconnected to said closure at the connectionbetw een the closure andsecond link, said fourth link having a lock part slidably connected withsaid link body part and an end remote from said body part end, saidsecond link being connected with said closure for limited slidingmovement lengthwise of said fourth link, a lock pin on said lock partendof said fourth link and slidable with respect to said second link,resilient means including a spring connecting said second link and lockpart and urging said lock part in one direction lengthwise of saidfourth link toward said closure, and cooperating latch portions on saidfirst and fourth link including a hook on the second end of said firstlink, said hook having a cam portion at its free end, and the latchingportion of said fourth link including said lock pm, said lock pin beingpositioned to engage said cam portion .and latchingly engage said lockpin against the urging of said resilient means as said closure movesinto open position.

17. In a shoe sanitizing apparatus, the combination of acabinetincluding a body and a closure; a shoe holding ing an end movablyconnected to said body and an'opopened positions, respectively; andlatching. means re leasably retaining said rack in raised servicing.position when said closure is open and releasing said rack for movementto lowered sanitizing position as said closure moves from open towardclosed position, said latching means including cooperating latchportions on the first and second links, the latching portion of one ofsaid links including a hook having a cam portion at its free end and thelatching portion of the other link including movable abutment positionedto engage said cam 'portion and latchingly engage said hook as saidclosure moves into open position.

16; In a shoe sanitizing apparatus, the combination of: a cabinetincluding a body and a closure; a shoe holding rack in said cabinet;means mounting said closure on said rack in said cabinet; means mountingsaid closure on said body for movement between open and closed positionsand said rack for concurrent movement between a raisedservicing'p'osition and a lowered sanitizing position, respectively, themounting means including a pivotal connection between said closure andsaid body, a first link having an end pivotally connected to said bodyand an opposite second end, a second link having an end pivotallyconnected to said second end and having an opposite sec ond endpivotally connected to said closure, said first and second links beingpivotally connected at their common pivotal connection to said rack forfree pivotal movement of the rack, a third link generally parallel tosaid first link and having an end pivotally connected to said body andanopposite second end pivotally connected to said rack'at a pointspacedfrom the first said pivotal connection of said rack, whereby said rackis moved between its lowered and-raised position as said closure ismovedbetween its closed and opened positions,.respectively; and holding'means for releasably retaining said closure in selected position, saidholding means comprising a holding lever having an'end slidably andpivotally connected with said body, and means including a springconnected to said body and to'said holding lever at its connection withsaid body and resiliently urging said holding lever in one direction,said holding lever having an opposite second end pivotally connectedwith said closure at a point movable over center with respect to saidpivotal connection between said closure and said body as saidclosuremoves between open and closed, positions.

'18; Ina shoe sanitizing apparatus, the combination of: a cabinetincluding a body and a closure; a shoe holding rack in said cabinet;means mounting said closure on said body formovement between. open andclosed positions and said rack for concurrent movement between a raisedservicing position and'a lowered sanitizing position, re-

spectively, the mounting means including a pivotal connection betweensaid closure and said body, a first link having an end pivotallyconnected to said body and an opposite second end, a second link havingan end pivotally connected to said second end and having an oppositesecond end pivotally connected to said closure, said first and secondlinks being pivotally connected at their common pivotal connection tosaid rack for free pivotal movement of the rack, a third link generallyparallel to said first link and having an end pivotally connected tosaid body and an opposite second end pivotally connected to said rack ata point spaced from the first said pivotal connection of said rack,whereby said rack is moved between its lowered and raised poistion assaid closure is moved between its closed and opened positions,respectively; and means to counterbalance said rack and mounting means,and including a tension spring interconnecting said body and said firstlink.

19. A linkage for use with a cabinet, including a cabinet body member, aclosure member pivotally connected with said cabinet body member, and arack member, for operatively connecting said members, comprising: afirst link having a first end pivotally connected with said cabinet bodymember and having an opposite second end, a second link having a firstend pivotally connected at the opposite second end of said first linkand having an opposite second end slidably connected with said closuremember, at least one of said links being pivotally connected at theircommon pivotal connection with said rack member for pivotal movement ofsaid rack member, a third link having a first end pivotally connectedwith said cabinet body member and an opposite second end pivotallyconnected with said rack member at a point spaced from the first saidpivotal connection of said rack member, and latching means releasablyretaining said rack member in a first position when said closure memberis in a first position and releasing said rack member for movement to asecond position as said closure member moves from the first toward asecond position, said latching means including a fourth link having afirst end pivotally connected with said closure member at the connectionbetween the closure member and the second link, said fourth link havingan opposite second end, said second link being connected with saidclosure member for limited sliding movement lengthwise of the fourthlink, a lock pin on said second end of said fourth link and slidablewithin respect to said second link and fourth link, resilient meansincluding a spring connecting said second link and lock pin slidablyurging the lock pin lengthwise of said fourth link and toward saidclosure member, and

cooperating latch portions of said first and fourth links including ahook on the second end of said first link, said hook having a camportion at its free end, and the latching portion of said fourth linkincluding said lock pin, said lock pin being positioned to engage saidcam portion and move into latching engagement with said hook against theurging of said resilient means as said closure member moves into firstposition.

20. In a shoe sanitizing device, the combination of: a cabinet, a topclosure pivotally mounted on the cabinet for movement between a lowerposition forming an enclosure with the cabinet and an upper positionallowing access into the cabinet, a shoe supporting rack in the cabinet,linkage means connected to said cabinet and supporting said rack forcombined translational and pivotal movement relative to said cabinetbetween a lower horizontal and relatively inaccessible shoe supportingposition in the cabinet and an upper forwardly and downwardly tiltedaccessible position facilitating loading and unloading of said rack, andactuating means responsive to movement of said closure and including amember operatively connected to said linkage means and said closure forcausing said rack to simultaneously rise and tilt to its upper positionupon movement of the closure from its lower position to its upperposition and for causing said rack to return to its lower position uponreturn of the closure to its lower position.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 153,578 7/74Large 19030 779,501 1/05 Richards 19030 808,726 1/06 Clapp 3121271,247,964 11/ 17 Keller 312276 X 1,345,123 6/20 Bryant 312269 X1,653,967 12/27 Paulson 312127 1,804,488 5/31 Adamson 74-96 2,149,114 2/39 Constantine 312--276 X 2,512,747 6/50 Lewis 21-83 2,977,647 4/61Vassiliades 21-122 2,977,810 4/ 61 Stavenau 7496 FOREIGN PATENTS 301,35711/28 Great Britain.

FRANK B. SHERRY, Primary Examiner.

MORRIS O. WOLK, Examiner.

14. IN A SHOE SANTIZING DEVICE, THE COMBINATION OF: THE CABINETINCLUDING A BODY AND A CLOSURE; A SHOE HOLDING RACK IN SAID CABINET;MEANS MOUNTING SAID CLOSURE ON SAID BODY FOR MOVEMENT BETWEEN OPEN ANDCLOSED POSITIONS AND SAID RACK FOR CONCURRENT MOVEMENT BETWEEN A RAISEDSERVICING POSITION AND A LOWERED SANTIZING POSITION, RESPECTIVELY,WHEREBY SAID RACK IS MOVED BETWEEN ITS LOWERED AND RAISED POSITION ASSAID CLOSURE IS MOVED BETWEEN ITS CLOSED AND OPENED POSITIONS,RESPECTIVELY; AND HOLDING MEANS FOR RELEASABLY RETAINING SAID CLOSURE INSELECTED POSITION.